interview
The Joy Formidable
Ritzy Bryan dishes on the band's "personal" new album and how they've avoided going over the edge of burnout.
essay
The Greatest Show You Never Saw: Curiosa Festival
What it would be like to sit on the warm grass hillside on a late August night soaking in that Curiosa line-up? I guess we'll never know.
interview
William Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons has beautifully crafted a set of three-dimensional songs that truly honors the complexity of his broken experiences.
interview
Good Old War
The Philly folk-pop trio opens up about earnest music, their new EPs and losing track of tiem.
essay
On Michael Flynn Live and the Need For More Quiet Music Venues
A recent performance from Flynn at the City Winery in D.C. generated a single conclusion: we need more quiet music venues.
recommendation
Double Negative
Low have proven themselves to be anything but trapped on Double Negative. A late-career reinvention brings their heaviest record yet
recommendation
Lost Friends
Lost Friends, the debut LP from Sydney trio Middle Kids, will put you through the ringer in the most cathartic, way possible
interview
Gregory Alan Isakov
Isakov talks about getting nervous before shows, taking time to garden and his sustainable approach to songwriting.
interview
Keller Williams
The veteran one-man band is on a mission to make us laugh in the midst of these divisive times.
interview
William Elliot Whitmore
The singer-songwriter puts his spin on a brilliantly pared down covers project.
essay
The Greatest Show You Never Saw: Radiohead
Our writer recalls the two times he tried--and failed--to see Radiohead in all of their live glory.
interview
Great Lake Swimmers
Tony Dekker sets aside the "safety net" of his acoustic for a new springboard of musical ideas.
interview
Greg Laswell
Laswell's vulnerability in dealing so openly with dashed expectations and personal tragedy on 'Next Time' is a musical gift.
interview
Milo Greene
The band's music has felt magical from the beginning, but their third album shows what they can truly do.